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An analysis of the Penn State athletic department’s latest report to the NCAA reveals that overall operating revenue for the athletic program declined by $7.9 million from the 2010-2011 academic years to the 2011-2012 academic years. The latest report, which […]
One of the bigger recent stories in the world of sport was the resignation of Mal Moore as the athletic director at the University of Alabama. In many ways, Moore was the face of athletics at Alabama. He served as […]
Madrid’s decision to continue campaigning for the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, despite Spain’s economic crisis, has been strongly defended by the country’s most senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, who claimed it is an “act of responsibility” for them to […]
Shahid Khan spent a reported $760 million to buy the Jacksonville Jaguars National Football League (NFL) team in November 2011. The deal was finalized in January 2012. Khan spent a lot of money buying a football team in a small […]
A Synopsis of Evan Weiner’s New Book (Editor’s Note—This new book by Evan Weiner is available as an e-book for $2.99 from Smashwords. It is suited for research purposes and includes quotes from the people who were there, including Lamar […]
The University of Maryland announced Nov. 19 that it was moving its sports teams to the Big Ten conference for the 2014-1015 academic year. Maryland was one of the seven founding members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) back in […]
On May 3 a number of news outlets reported the story that the Florida State athletic department may be forced to cut as much as $2.4 million in expenses for the 2012-13 budget year so that the budget can be […]
(Editor’s Note: This article and a counterpoint by Dr. Arthur Ogden are being posted together on this blog. The purpose of a blog should be to facilitate thought and discussion on serious issues. The views expressed in both articles are […]
Greece’s preparations for London 2012 could be severely hit after the country’s national athletics governing body suspended all its domestic operations due to severe spending cuts. Download article as PDF
It seems that it is impossible to separate big-time college sports from business issues. Recent days have brought stories about the huge salaries being paid to men’s college basketball coaches as well as the growing gap between what the most […]